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Zahid MA, Kieu NP, Carlsen FM, Lenman M, Konakalla NC, Yang H, Jyakhwa S, Mravec J, Vetukuri R, Petersen BL, Resjö S, Andreasson E. Enhanced stress resilience in potato by deletion of Parakletos. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5224. [PMID: 38890293 PMCID: PMC11189580 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49584-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Continued climate change impose multiple stressors on crops, including pathogens, salt, and drought, severely impacting agricultural productivity. Innovative solutions are necessary to develop resilient crops. Here, using quantitative potato proteomics, we identify Parakletos, a thylakoid protein that contributes to disease susceptibility. We show that knockout or silencing of Parakletos enhances resistance to oomycete, fungi, bacteria, salt, and drought, whereas its overexpression reduces resistance. In response to biotic stimuli, Parakletos-overexpressing plants exhibit reduced amplitude of reactive oxygen species and Ca2+ signalling, and silencing Parakletos does the opposite. Parakletos homologues have been identified in all major crops. Consecutive years of field trials demonstrate that Parakletos deletion enhances resistance to Phytophthora infestans and increases yield. These findings demark a susceptibility gene, which can be exploited to enhance crop resilience towards abiotic and biotic stresses in a low-input agriculture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Awais Zahid
- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center,-Slovak Academy of Sciences, Akademická 2, 950 07, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 234 22, Lomma, Sweden.
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Bubolz J, Sleboda P, Lehrman A, Hansson SO, Johan Lagerkvist C, Andersson B, Lenman M, Resjö S, Ghislain M, Zahid MA, Kieu NP, Andreasson E. Genetically modified (GM) late blight-resistant potato and consumer attitudes before and after a field visit. GM CROPS & FOOD 2022; 13:290-298. [PMID: 36263889 PMCID: PMC9586588 DOI: 10.1080/21645698.2022.2133396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease in potato production. Here, we show full late blight resistance in a location with a genetically diverse pathogen population with the use of GM potato stacked with three resistance (R) genes over three seasons. In addition, using this field trials, we demonstrate that in-the-field intervention among consumers led to change for more favorable attitude generally toward GM crops.
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- Jéssica Bubolz
- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp Campus, Sweden
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- Deparment of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of crop prodction ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Swedan
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- Department of crop prodction ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Swedan
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- Deparment of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of forest mycology and plant pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp Campus, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp Campus, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp Campus, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp Campus, Sweden,Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp Campus, Sweden,CONTACT Erik Andreasson Professor Resistance Biology Unit, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 190,SE-234 22, Lomma, Sweden
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